This week on Inside Appalachia, during a pandemic, where do you give birth? Also, we’ll have the story of a family that
cultivated an heirloom tomato in West Virginia. It took a lot of work. And, a musical tradition brought people together — even when they couldn’t gather in person.
Our Song of the Week comes from the energetic blues and soul band Southern Avenue. Joining us for their second Mountain Stage appearance, the Memphis-based, GRAMMY-nominated group performed “So Much Love.”
This song is set to appear on Family, the band’s highly anticipated follow-up to their 2021 release Be the Love You Want, due for release on April 25, 2025 via Alligator Records.
Tune in to an affiliate station near you starting Friday, February 14 for the entire set from Southern Avenue, plus live performances from New York folk rock group Driftwood, Kentucky country singer Elvie Shane, singer-songwriter Melissa Ferrick and multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Jeff Plankenhorn.
Our spring broadcast season continues this week with a premiere episode of Mountain Stage, recorded at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV. Host Kathy Mattea welcomes Oliver Wood, Stephen Wilson Jr., Dar Williams, TopHouse, and Cloud Cult.
On this week's premiere episode of Mountain Stage, guest host David Mayfield helps us celebrate our 41st Anniversary with Kip Moore, Joy Clark, Brad Tursi, Andrew Marlin Stringband, and Matt Mullins & The Bringdowns.
This week's premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage will kick off a fresh new Spring season of live music from the Mountain State of West Virginia. This week's episode was recorded on Dec. 1, 2024 at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV with Stephen Kellogg, Jill Sobule, Mindy Smith, Caleb Caudle & The Sweet Critters, and The David Mayfield Parade.
This week's premiere broadcast is a special episode of Mountain Stage, featuring a compilation of music from around the world performed by some of the most celebrated artists in their genres. This episode features performers such as June Tabor, Angelique Kidjo, Hugh Masekela, Beausoleil, Ali Farka Touré, Zakir Hussein, and many more.